Artella Bosch

ARTELLA BOSCH, 81, of Sioux Center, Iowa died Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at the Sioux Center Community Nursing Facility.

A funeral service will be held Friday, September 30, at 10:00am at The First Reformed Church of Sioux Center, with Rev. Roger Voskuil officiating. Interment will follow the funeral service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.

Visitation will be held Thursday, September 29, from 2pm to 8pm, with the family present from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.

Artella Bosch was born October 26, 1923 in Orange City. She was the daughter of John H. and Francena (Dielman) Mouw. She graduated from Northwestern Academy and Northwestern College in Orange City and taught school in the elementary grades, the last being Kindergarten at the local public school in the 1950's. She married Gerald Bosch after he returned from World War II in the First Reformed Church in Orange City on August 12, 1947. They enjoyed 29 wonderful years of marriage and owned and operated Boschs Clothing Store for 25 years in Sioux Center. Gerald was taken home on November 5, 1976.

Artella was an active member in the First Reformed Church of Sioux Center, where she taught Sunday School, Catechism and was involved in Women's Ministries. She had the gift of encouragement and was known to Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Deb Kaemingk of Sioux Center; daughter and son-in-law, Denise and John E. Vander Stelt of Maurice, three granddaughters: Jessica and her husband, Matt Van Beek, Jaclyn Kaemingk, Becky and her husband, Andy Riskedahl; two grandsons: Joe and Jack Vander Stelt. Artella is also survived by a sister, Marlys Pennings, a brother and sister-in-law, Cliff and Shirley Mouw all of Orange City; a special foster daughter, Linda Potter of Chicago; sisters-in-law, Emily Mouw of Holland, MI; Fannie Haagsma of Sanborn; Caroline Clemons of Artesia, CA; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Esther and Orville Kempers of Sioux Center; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Art and Naomi Bosch of Sanborn along with numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Gerald, an infant grandson, Jason Kaemingk, a brother, Rev. Henry A. Mouw; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, John and Jeanette Bosch; brothers-in-law: Jake Shorty Haagsma, Donald Dummett and Carl Pennings.